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Natural trumpet. Nominal pitch: E♭.

Technical description: Brass; demountable at three ferrules. distal bow wired to bell, probably not an original feature; high arched bows; plain wide bell garland. 2 brass single-coil crooks, with unusually short thick mouthpiece receiver ferrules.Bell wall thicknesses:-Axial location - Nearest Halfway Below garland to ferrule ferruleDistance from bell 22 140 270Circumferential location relative to seam -close .62 .55 --90° .68 .72 .46Opposite .64 .69 .4890° .64 .63 .55close .62 .62 .45 [mean .64 .64 .48]

  • Date:
    Early 18th Century
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    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    Probably England
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.121.22-4
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.121.22-4
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:677; bell 106 - 108.